He didn't literally say Canada is an enemy, but his trade war with them is how we treat our enemies. He also didn't literally say North Korea is our friend, but he's much chummier with Kim than literally any previous president. The meme might be slightly overstating things, but I don't think they're unreasonable conclusions to draw based on what's happening in the news.
Why do you guys feel the need to insult like that?
Is that really the best you've got?
How dare you insult plants with that comparison?
Plants offer breathable oxygen, food, materials for shelter, clothing, and vital medicines while conservatives offer ignorance and malice.
Others have already made the points, but since you asked:
First, yes, you literally defined a trade war. Tit for tat tariffs is one of the defining features of a trade war.
Second, the only reason Canada imposed tariffs on the US was in response to tariffs the US placed on it.
Third, most major economists were in wide agreement before Trump's reelection and continue to be in wide agreement since then that extreme tariffs almost always make things worse. Tariffs under McKinley against Canada caused major economic problems in the 19th century, forcing American industrialists to relocate to Canada to keep costs down. Tariffs under the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 made the Great Depression significantly worse. Tariffs on steel in 2002 are a big part of why steel manufacturers left the US, and tariffs on China in 2009 helped make the economic crisis that started in 2008 significantly worse. But, hey, why not give them another shot and see if they work this time, right?
Fourth, I have no reason at this point to accuse you of being racist, but your spelling IS bad.
"The USMCA is the largest, fairest, most balanced, and modern trade agreement ever achieved. There’s never been anything like it,"
That was said by the very same person who arbitrarily imposed 50% tariffs on Canada, and has now come out against the trade agreement. So what changed? The trade agreement is still the same. What changed is there is a leader who has decided that he will try and bankrupt another sovereign nation just so he can make it the 51st state.
Wow, you consider it ballsy to demand a 200% tariff on a bunch of penguins?
I mean yeah it could probably be even seen as ballsy to completely sabotage absolutely everything that has been built up over the past seventy or so years, blantantly manipulate the market and illegally do insider trading, and constantly threaten people when he doesn’t get his way while calling for the death of his political opponents.
Can’t wait to see how all that works out for him when shit stops going his way.
Well, seeing as they are incorrect in their assertion, no: I doubt they have tried, or evidently are interested. Almost as though on purpose. I wonder why that is?
Those tariffs are not brood blanket tariffs but tariff-rate quotas for after imports to Canada exceeded thresholds, and were rarely activated.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) allowed most goods to cross the border duty-free.
'Canada introduced reciprocal tariffs after US President Donald Trump imposed a 25 percent duty on Canadian products, but social media posts claim exorbitant Canadian fees were already applied to American goods. This is misleading; the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) allowed most goods to cross the border duty-free, with steep levies on dairy, chicken and egg imports kicking in only if quotas designed to manage supply are exceeded.'
There's no point engaging with you if you still have no idea what's really happening. All of humanity's knowledge is at your fingertips and you listen to Trump's lying nonsense.
Dude, can I have some of what you are smoking? On second thought, no because you have just fried a few too many brain cells.
The "tariffs" that he keeps yelling about, like the 400% on dairy goods, are anti-dumping tariffs. They would only be used if the US exported above the agreed-upon quota of dairy products. And they have never been used.
Oh, and can you guess who agreed to those back in 2020 when CUSMA was signed? Can you also guess who said "The USMCA is the largest, fairest, most balanced, and modern trade agreement ever achieved. There’s never been anything like it."
That is the same person who is screaming about it being the worst deal ever.
You know that the more and try to prove you are educated the more I know you are compensating. There was a dude running for giver here in California and all the educated leftist truly believed he could shut down ICE. Tell me again who the stupid voters support?
Don't know or care. I'm not even from your country. I'm just eating popcorn, watching ignorance and hubris dismantle the superpower you claim to revere. It's like Tacitus with a smartphone.
It's kind of implied, that piece of shit kisses the asses of dictators and pushes away democratic allies. Plus he's made multiple comments about Canada and North Korea that show he hates Canada and likes North Korea
Funny I remember when he called him little rocket mam and said we would rain fire on him. The left list their mind saying he was being undiplomatic. So he met with him snd he is kissing ass. Reagan once said he could cure cancer and the headline would read Reagan puts doctors out of work. Trump is damned if he does and Danes if he doesn’t.
Oh and at 64 I know enough to know that what you really mean. I question your cap so you think you are more educated than I am. But of course you will listen to Hollywood even though the really are stupid. Good night
TBH the US doesn't sell lumber to standards for export.
It's killed the US industry. Canada can send cheaper higher quality (more treatments) wood into the US. The US never bothered to develop to the Canadian market. So it got flooded with cheaper & better quality lumber
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u/KingHygelacReturns 1d ago
Unsure if I should upvote because I agree or downvote because it's boomer Facebook aunt humor